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Badajoz

American  
[bah-thah-hawth] / ˌbɑ ðɑˈhɔθ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Spain.


Badajoz British  
/ ˈbædəˌhɒz, baˈðaxoθ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Spain: strategically positioned near the frontier with Portugal. Pop: 138 415 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Fieldwork took place from February 9 to 16 in the region surrounding Cabeza del Buey in the province of Badajoz.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

The victory in Badajoz left Spain with 10 points in the group.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2021

And when the last partridge was et, the last bit of Badajoz goat, I handed the waiter a Visa card.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2020

Squire died of fever in 1812, soon after the third and successful British siege of Badajoz, which comprised part of the Peninsular War during the Napoleonic era.

From BBC • May 9, 2016

Saavedra then returned to Badajoz, from whence he sent his secretary to Lisbon with his bulls and papers, that the court being informed of his arrival, might prepare to receive him.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

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